Crime & Safety
Tip Jar Thief Caught Stealing Again 1 Day After Arrest: SCPD
The 29-year-old was caught stealing from a third business less than 24 hours being charged with 2 other thefts this month, police say.
BAY SHORE, NY - Just one day after he was arrested for stealing tip jars from two Bay Shore businesses, a Middle Island thief struck again at a third Bay Shore business on Tuesday, according to Suffolk Police
Officers responded to a report of money stolen from a tip jar at Bango Bowls on 68 East Main Street at 7:40 a.m., police said.
A short time later, Officers Francis Gigante and Steven Damico found 29-year-old Khari Cuffie at the corner of Third Avenue and Union Boulevard and arrested him., police said
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Following an investigation, it was determined that Cuffie was also responsible for stealing money from a tip jar at the same location on September 5.
He was charged with two counts of petty Larceny for the Bango Bowls incidents. He was also charged with a parole warrant.
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Cuffie's arrest comes less than 24 hours after he was arrested on Monday afternoon for stealing tip jars from two other Bay Shore businesses earlier this month, police said.
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